World wants to see a peaceful Afghanistan, free from malign influences: S Jaishankar
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India said on Wednesday it is imperative that the peace negotiations on Afghanistan are taken seriously by all parties, and that the independence and sovereignty of the war-torn country can only be ensured if it is free from “malign influences”.
Had a warm discussion: Antony Blinken tweets after meeting S Jaishankar
Jul 28, 2021, at 10:43 pm
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is currently visiting India, met Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Wednesday and said he had a warm discussion with the Indian leader.
Antony Blinken meets Dalai Lama's representative in New Delhi, may draw China's ire
Jul 28, 2021, at 10:22 pm
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met a representative of Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama here, an incident which may draw China's wrath.
Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at appropriate time, says govt in Rajya Sabha
Jul 28, 2021, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be granted at an appropriate time after normalcy is restored in the newly-formed union territory (UT), Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Opposition 'unites' against Modi govt on Pegasus, Rahul trades 'anti-national' charge against Centre
Jul 28, 2021, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Disperate opposition forces sans the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Wednesday came together outside Parliament to corner the Modi government on the Pegasus spyware issue, which has turned out to be a new political flash point.
Jaishankar-Blinken meet: Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan, tackling COVID-19 on table for talks
Jul 28, 2021, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and a lasting solution to the Afghanistan issue will be on the table of talks as well as tackling the Coronavirus pandemic, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday in opening remarks during his meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here.
Basavaraj Bommai takes oath as Karnataka CM, succeeds BS Yediyurappa
Jul 28, 2021, at 05:29 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Succeeding 79-year old BS Yediyurappa, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and former state Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai took oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister Wednesday.
Mamata Banerjee to meet Sonia Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi today
Jul 28, 2021, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to give fuel to the Opposition unity to take on Modi in 2024 polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will Wednesday hold meetings with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal separately in the national capital.
Jammu and Kashmir: Four bodies recovered as cloudburst hits Kishtwar, several still missing
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:54 pm
Jammu/UNI: As many as four bodies were recovered after a cloudburst triggered flash floods on early Wednesday in remote village Honjar of Dachhan in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi condole death of 18 people in Barabanki road mishap
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:46 pm
New Delhi/Barabanki: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the loss of lives in the road mishap in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki region.
Uttar Pradesh: Major road mishap claims 18 lives in Barabanki
Jul 28, 2021, at 02:34 pm
Barabanki/UNI: At least 18 passengers of a private double decker bus were killed and 24 others were injured in a bus-truck collision on Lucknow-Ayodhya highway in Barabanki district, the police said on Wednesday.
Jul 28, 2021, at 06:25 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Anti-Corruption Bureau is investigating former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh's involvement in corruption and issued a lookout notice against a bar owner in south Mumbai in this connection, said media reports.
'Biased, absurd and false; disregard it': Bengal govt tells court on NHRC post-poll violence report
Jul 28, 2021, at 05:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government has slammed the report by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) submitted to the Calcutta High Court on post-poll violence in the state and called it "false, absurd, biased, and full of sweeping homilies".
Jul 28, 2021, at 04:52 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A magistrate court in Mumbai directed actor Kangana Ranaut to remain present in the next hearing without fail in connection with the Javed Akhtar defamation case.
'What was the need': Distraught Shilpa Shetty shouted at Raj Kundra during raid
Jul 28, 2021, at 04:33 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Actor Shilpa Shetty was distraught and shouted at her husband Raj Kundra, when police brought him to their home in Mumbai for the first time since his arrest for searching in connection with a case of producing and streaming porn content through mobile apps.
Ex-CBI special director Rakesh Asthana appointed Delhi Police Commissioner
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special director Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as the Police Commissioner of Delhi.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in India, to hold talks with leaders tomorrow
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in India on Tuesday for his two-day visit to the Asian country.
BJP picks up Basavaraj Bommai as new Karnataka CM, Yediyurappa congratulates his successor
Jul 28, 2021, at 02:58 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Basavaraj S. Bommai, who was the home minister in BS Yediyurappa cabinet has been picked up by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to become the new chief minister of Karnataka.
Under the PMJAY Health Scheme, 47.9 lakh health cards issued in J&K
Jul 28, 2021, at 01:01 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir Health department till now has issued over 47.9 lakh ‘golden cards’ under the ‘Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY-Sehat’ scheme to provide a yearly health insurance cover of up to rupees five lakh, the centre revealed in its official document.
Mission Youth invites applications for J&K LG’s super-75 scholarship
Jul 28, 2021, at 01:00 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Under Mission Youth in Jammu and Kashmir, applications were invited for the award of ‘Lieutenant Governor’s Scholarship’ for meritorious girl students.
Srinagar administration ropes in religious leaders to check drug abuse
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:57 am
Srinagar/IBNS: District administration of Srinagar has initiated an awareness campaign against drug abuse and trafficking with the help of religious leaders.
Rah-e-Noor app operational in Srinagar
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:56 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Rah-e-Noor, a Kashmir centric health app, was launched Monday to bring all the major health care facilities in Kashmir within online reach of patients
Srinagar Municipal Corporation conducts anti polythene drives
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:54 am
Srinagar/IBNS: SMC on Monday conducted anti-polythene drives in various areas of Srinagar, Kashmir.
South Kashmir teenager takes Kashmiri language, literature to a podcast app
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:52 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Saadath Mohiuddin Bhat, a 19-year-old teenager, hailing from south Kashmir’s Anantnag district has started a podcast app as a way to step up representation of Kashmir’s language and literature.
Renovation of Jamia Masjid in Shopian in Kashmir under full swing
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:49 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The renovation and preservation work on Jamia Masjid in Shopian is going on in full swing. It had started a few months ago under the supervision of the district administration.
J&K Yateem Foundation conducts a teachers workshop in South Kashmir
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:45 am
Srinagar/IBNS: As part of its Human Resource Development Policy, the Al Hilal Educational Institute under the aegis of J&K Yateem Foundation, launched a five-day teachers workshop cum training programme in Chawalgam Kulgam.
J&K LG gives nod to Industrial estate at Sahar Logate, Kathua
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:34 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Administrative Council (AC) which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on July 24 gave approval to the establishment of an industrial estate at Sahar Logate, Kathua.
BJP's Karnataka legislature party meets to decide the next CM after BSY's resignation
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:28 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The decision on Karnataka succession can come soon as the BJP state legislature party will meet this evening following BS Yediyurappa's resignation last evening, according to media reports.
Pegasus Scam: Journalists N Ram, Sashi Kumar move SC for probe
Jul 27, 2021, at 11:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar have approached the Supreme Court for an independent probe headed by a former or sitting top court judge into the Pegasus surveillance scam relating to alleged snooping on opposition leaders, activists, journalists and judges among a host of other persons.
Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi
Jul 27, 2021, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met PM Narendra Modi here when the issues related to COVID-19 and vaccine were discussed.